AUSTRALIA

ABBYY Product Activation

Software piracy hurts software manufacturers and end users alike-using an illegal
product is never safe. Legal software ensures that third parties cannot
introduce detrimental code changes. ABBYY makes every effort to protect its
intellectual property rights and the security of its customers through a
variety of anti-piracy measures. Therefore, a number of ABBYY products include
product activation technology.

Choose product:

Why is activation necessary?

If a product is licensed for use on a certain number of computers, installing it
on a greater number of computers will violate the License Agreement as well as
of the copyright law of the Russian Federation and international copyright law.
Product activation technology controls the number of installations of a product
and prevents installing one copy on an unlimited number of PCs, unless the
License Agreement otherwise provides. If the product is used in compliance with
the terms of the License Agreement, it can be re-installed and activated an
unlimited number of times.

How does product activation work?

A built-in Activation Wizard is used to activate the program. The wizard
will help you collect all necessary activation information and send it directly
to ABBYY. You will also use the Wizard to enter the Activation Code or
Activation File that you receive from ABBYY.

To activate your product, you must provide ABBYY with the serial number of the
product and the Installation ID that was generated by the installation program.
The Installation ID does not include any personal information about the user or
the system and cannot be used to identify the user.

How can I activate my product?

In the Activation Wizard (Help/Activate), you may choose one of the three
activation methods:

Via Internet

If you have an Internet connection, select the "Via Internet" option in the
Activation Wizard and click "Next". The software will be activated
automatically, and within a few seconds you will receive a message saying that
the product is ready for use.

By e-mail

The Activation Wizard will generate an e-mail message containing the necessary
activation information. To ensure a quick reply from the activation server,
please do not alter the information in the message body or subject field.

By fax or phone (not available for ABBYY FineReader Corporate Edition and ABBYY Lingvo x6)

In the Activation Wizard, select "By fax or phone" and click "Next". Select your
country to see the contact information of ABBYY offices or partners with which
you can activate your program by phone or fax. Depending on your region, you
can either phone the nearest ABBYY office or partner and provide your
Installation ID and serial number to the operator, or fax the information. To
activate your program by fax, simply print and fax the activation message that
is automatically generated by the Activation Wizard to the fax number specified
by the Activation Wizard. Be sure to provide your phone or fax number which
will be used to communicate to you an Activation Code. Enter this code into the
corresponding field of the Activation Wizard to activate the program.

If you choose to activate the product over the Internet, the product will be
activated automatically. If you choose to activate the product by phone, fax,
or e-mail, you will need to enter the Activation Code or Activation File you
receive from ABBYY into the corresponding field of the Activation Wizard.

Once the product has been activated it is ready for use on your system.

Product activation and privacy

Activation may be required to access the full functionality of some of ABBYY
products. No personal information about the user is sent to ABBYY during
activation and the user remains completely anonymous.

The Activation Wizard creates a unique Installation ID that indicates only the
configuration of your PC at the time of activation. The Installation ID does
not include: personal information about the user; information about other
software or data that may reside on the PC; or information about the specific
make or model of the PC. The code is used solely for the purpose of activation.
The Installation Wizard sends only limited information to the ABBYY activation
server, including: your specific Installation ID and the name, serial number,
version number, and interface language of your copy of the product. This
information is used only to select the correct language and contents for a
reply message that is sent to you to confirm the results of activation. None of
this data will be used for any other purpose. Minor changes to the
configuration of your system will not require re-activation. If major changes
are made to the system (i.e. reformatting the hard drive, re-installing the
operating system, etc.), an additional activation may be required.